fatboy01

I bought an RH910 about two weeks ago, and was told it would be here in 2 days. Well, still not here, and the company claims "water damage to our inventory" destroyed their stock of rh910's and I should have it by friday at the earliest. They have tried to sell me the RH10 instead, but I am weary of shelling out the extra change for basically the same unit. Reading on Sony's site, it has a different screen and a remote. Not sure if the added features warrant the increase in price. Any thoughts? If it helps, I will be using my MD 99% of the time for recording live music. Thanks, FB

Glad you guys are so quick in your responses, you've been a big help and I appreciate it. I learned how to build guitar amps and such by reading websites and askings LOTS of questions in forums and mostly through taking old amps apart and making them work again. This site has been the biggest help in educating me on how to get good performance from my MD recorder. I'll post some pics up once I get my setup built. Many thanks, FB

Alright, Im checking out Digikey now, and they have both the WM-60 and the WM-61 available for around $2 a piece. For each, they have a "MICROPHONE OMNI" and a "MICROPHONE CARTRIDGE", Im guessing I should go with the Cartridge? Anyways, I hope to have a perty sleek rig setup soon with my mics and a tiny battery box with some other goodies inside to help improve overall tone and balance. I'll post some pics and hopefully some sound files if they turn out well. Im excited about the capabilities of these MD recorders, I just hope to be able to use them to their potential. Also, I have read that mic capsules need to be matched.. about how many should I pick up to ensure being able to match up a pair? And you have an easy way to match them up?

Thanks for the post about the capsules, good info there. As for my recording experience... I have never used a MD. However, I have recorded many times in studios as well as at gigs straight off the soundboard. I know a fair amount about the effects of mic placement, volume levels, ect. But I am not familiar with MD. I'm planning on getting out to a few shows before the concert next friday to test out my new recorder and see what works best.

I just bought my first MD recorder, a Sony RH910 along with a Sony MS907 mic. I'll be recording my first concert with the MD next Friday, and I want to get a quality recording. In the past, I've always used my laptop and a mic, but that was only at gigs which I had permission to record. I bought the MD for stealth use. From what I have read on this site, my best route for good sound while staying out of sight, would be to build my own mics, affixed to glasses or my sleeves, and use a battery box. I have been into building tube guitar amps and guitar effects for years now, so I am sure I could rig up some decent devices. Only problem is, I am having a hard time finding some good mic capsules online. I search google and usually find whole microphones, not just the capsules. And the capsules I do find, I am not sure if they are what I need/quality parts (here are some from Mouser). Any recomendations as to what parts you all have had success with? Since I probably will not have my homebrew mics made in the next two weeks, any tips on using my MS907? I have ordered parts for a battery box from mouserelectronics and will be building it as soon as they arrive, and also plan on trying out the Radioshack headphone control. Hopefully I can find a show around here before next friday to see what setup works best. Sorry if this is a somewhat random post, I am just a MD newb and I want to get some good recordings from my new unit. Any help is appreciated